Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-21

l they enter so heartily into the spirit of the l play that they lose their identity. MT. Coynt l as Ellen Grogan and John Sheehan as Feli1 Grogan are irresistible and appear to enjoy 1 their parts as we'll as those who are seated l before them. In the museum hall the won 1 derfu1 perpetual motion machine is on exhi bition. Matinee to-day. PEOPLES THEATER.
 ''Ginger Snaps," one of the funniest come dies on the stage, and which fairly boils over with humor, drew another large audience to the Peoples Theater last evening. Richard Hume, the noted comedian, in his impersoI- tion of the tramp took the house by storm. The child soubrette, little Flossie, sang and danced and was recalled several times. There will be matinees Thursday and Saturday af- ternoons. NEW HAVEN OPERA HOUSE.
 The we'll known and inimitable comedian, Joseph K. Emmett, whose name is as familiar as household proverbs, will appear at the New Haven Opera House Thursday and Fri day nights in the revival of his fresh 'tFritz" play. He is first of all the originator of this character and this type of character and he has thus an established popular renown. Mir. Emmett's method which seems to be in the highest degree the natural method, is per- fectly free from any taint of artifciality or straining after effect.
 NIGHT OFF.
 A company of first class comedians will play Augustin Daly's great success, "A Night Off," at Bunnell's Grand Opera House the last three days of this week. It is spoken of by the New York Herald as the brightest and most consistently infectious farce comedy ever seen on any stage.
 HYPERION THEATER.
 Louis James and Marie Wainwright will appear at the Hyperion Theater Friday and Saturday evenings. Friday evening 'Vir- ginius" will be presented and on Saturday evening "Ingomar." The New York Herald says of the presentation of Ipgomar: MT. James forceful acting the rugged barbari- an is so nicely supplemented by Miss Vain wrights womanly, tender and loving DOT trayal of the Grecian maiden Parthenia that, were either to be marred in the smallest de- gree, it would be like throwing blotch of inharmonious color upon an almost perfect painting. In the last act, where, to save his beloved Parthenia and her aged parents from being sold into slavery, Ingomar consents to become slave himself, MT. James rises to positive grandeur and in the recital of the two simple lines
 Two souls with but single thought
 Two hearts that beat one he expresses more than mere elocution can express; it is love-that ineffable love which approaches idolatry.
 1.-THE PASSION SLAVE"
 The first three days of next week T. H. Winnett's Passion Slave" combination W i'll appear at Bunnell's Grand Opera House. Since last seen here the company has been greatly strengthened. The scenery will be one of the special features. Miss Carrie Win ship, nee Carrie Rose, is with the company. She was for long while resident of New Haven. being at one time connected with the Skinner school. She will doubtless be hear tily welcomed back to her old home by her many friends.
 Vacant Minds.
 From the Youths Companionl
 group of young people sat on the porch of farmhouse in Ohio one sultry evening this summer Two of them were girls, cousins.
 ''So you made the overskirt with points?' said one.
 "Yes, I like it better than robnd."
 ''I like points, too"
 tsRound irons better"
 ''Yes; but think these points are pret- tier"
 "So dol"
 Silence for twenty minutes.
 s'Clara has points,
 "Yes; I think they're prettier." ''The more think of them the better Their brothers in the meantime listened to the 'women's chatter in silence. Another young man came up to the steps. "Howdy John" 'tHowdy. Twas asleep on our porch and thought I'd come over bit" ''Just so. How's your folks?'' "Well Hew's yoursa" "All right.'' LonS silence Johh (with an inane giggle).--I was asleep on our porch, and just came over 8 bit. 'All righ: Big field of nettles dow your way, John." F:Job Clalk's?" "Yes"
 "Yes; dunno as ever seen more nettles to an acre tefore." Another silence.
 ''Has Jane Simmo points on her over skirtl"
 "No, it's round. I wonder at Jane. Points are my taste"
 "Mine too; but they don't iron like round corners"
 Another brother comes out.
 "Howdy, Johng'
 "Howdy."
 ''say, John, Job Clark's got huge field of nettles."
 "Yes; Jem and was just speakin' of it,"
 "Well, if you don't plant nothin' in field, you'll hev nettles." "Just so.'' Another long pause. s'I dunno" says John, ''as I ever see sr1ch s crOD of nettles n s'I believe your overskirt's longer than mine." ''The points are sharper" ''Let's go in and food at it." And on they tramp upon this weary round of nothings, hour after hour day after day, the year through. Perhaps in the next house live men and women whose minds are full of facts and ! ideas, broad and varied and far reaching, | that if they speak of any triAe, even over skirts or nettles, it is but key to store I house of wisdom or fancy or fun. Yet their ! bsains are of the same color and weight as | those of their neighbors. The same world ot men and books are open to them all. The sole difference is that one mind is titled, the other l left 10 lie fallow. ''If you ylant nothing in field, you'll have | nettles." Butit never occurred to Jem that his axiom applied to his own brain as we'll as to | Job Clark's iand.